Evil Ways
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"Evil Ways" is a Latin rock song popularized by Santana, known for its fusion of rock, jazz, and Afro-Latin rhythms and its prominent organ and guitar solos.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Santana (1969 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Carlos Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn | Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Clarence "Sonny" Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSingleRelease | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 1960s rock ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| genre |
Afro-Latin rock
ⓘ
Latin rock ⓘ jazz rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
Hammond organ
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bass guitar ⓘ congas ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ timbales ⓘ |
| hasKey | G minor (Santana version, commonly cited) ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
plea for change in a partner's behavior
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romantic relationship conflict ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
Afro-Cuban percussion
ⓘ
call-and-response vocals ⓘ extended guitar solo ⓘ organ-driven melody ⓘ syncopated Latin rhythms ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasSignatureRiff | organ and guitar unison line in the intro ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Santana (1969 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | Latin rock ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of rock, jazz, and Afro-Latin rhythms
ⓘ
prominent guitar solo ⓘ prominent organ solo ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | Woodstock-era Santana concerts ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Willie Bobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Santana live performance repertoire ⓘ |
| peakChartPosition | 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| performer | Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYearAsSingle | 1969 ⓘ |
| writer | Clarence "Sonny" Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Santana